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. ♪ >> president trump at the pentagon today honoring 9/11 victims at the white house this morning. the first remembrance of this anniversary for the trump administration. today we pay tribute to thousands of american who's lost their lives. we honor the men and women who have worked tirelessly to keep our country safe ever since that fateful day and, of course, the first responders. jeh johnson served as homeland security secretary in the obama administration and joins me now. welcome. i know you were down at the remembrance downtown this morning. >> i was. nice to be back on your show, andrea. >> thank you. let's talk about 9/11, lessons learned and paying tribute to those who lost their lives. >> yes, happy to do so. first, as you know, fema response responds to natural disasters. used to be part of my responsibility. so i do want to make mention about the hurricane. it's important for people in florida to remember that even though the storm has passed and the sun may be coming out, now may not be the time to hop in your car and go for a drive. that's the instinct of a lot of peo
. ♪ >> president trump at the pentagon today honoring 9/11 victims at the white house this morning. the first remembrance of this anniversary for the trump administration. today we pay tribute to thousands of american who's lost their lives. we honor the men and women who have worked tirelessly to keep our country safe ever since that fateful day and, of course, the first responders. jeh johnson served as homeland security secretary in the obama administration and joins me now. welcome....
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community mourning the loss of one of the legend, ben bradlee, he led the coverage of the watergate and pentagon papers died tuesday.fr0i nbc's tom brokaw has more on bradlee's life and legacy. >> reporter: benjamin bradlee, an american original. harvard man, heavy action during world war ii. he made "newsweek" into a power and walk journalism and palled around with another harvard man jfk. bradlee became the most famous newspaper editor in the world. the man who dpieded two rookie reporters through watergate. the scandal that brought down an american president. >> what he said, nixon is involved, lives could be at stake. there is wiretapping. i mean this is going the distance. his question was what the hell do we do now? which is the question of somebody who realizes we're if totally uncharted waters. >> we asked ourselves a lot of questions and how could all of this be true? how could somebody with all that much to lose put it at risk every day. >> reporter: they had help but they were the team that nailed the nixon coverup and ben was if charge. >> he had daring, he had, let's call it by it p
community mourning the loss of one of the legend, ben bradlee, he led the coverage of the watergate and pentagon papers died tuesday.fr0i nbc's tom brokaw has more on bradlee's life and legacy. >> reporter: benjamin bradlee, an american original. harvard man, heavy action during world war ii. he made "newsweek" into a power and walk journalism and palled around with another harvard man jfk. bradlee became the most famous newspaper editor in the world. the man who dpieded two...
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you can see the flag unfurled over the pentagon. all impacted. this country changed forever by what happened 16 years ago today. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to msnbc's coverage now of tropical storm irma downgraded earlier this morning from a hurricane. we'll go down to miami, one of the areas that was lashed by the storm yesterday. that's where we find mariana ortensio. >> we're getting our first glimpse of the devastation that those strong winds, that storm surge and just those powerful wind gusts created. i was standing right on this spot yesterday and i just, i could feel how fast that wind was going. you see the result here behind me here on south point. you could just see how big those palm trees are behind me in front of me, pretty big trees to topple down. here you're starting to see out and about, people who did not evacuate, going out to survey some of their city. this is exactly what miami beach city commissioner and police officers have told us people should not be doing this morning. there's still a lot of flooding here on
you can see the flag unfurled over the pentagon. all impacted. this country changed forever by what happened 16 years ago today. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back to msnbc's coverage now of tropical storm irma downgraded earlier this morning from a hurricane. we'll go down to miami, one of the areas that was lashed by the storm yesterday. that's where we find mariana ortensio. >> we're getting our first glimpse of the devastation that those strong winds, that storm surge and...
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the pentagon increasing spy flights over syria. drones looking for isis soldiers, weapons and training camps. on the political front, the president mobilizing a coalition of allies in case air strikes are needed. >> it's clear by word and action that the president, the head of the joint chiefs of staff, the secretary of defense thinks we need to engage militarily, but they ought to describe what the military mission is and what we would hope to achieve. >> it comes as reports an american with an all-american name died fighting for isis. douglas macarthur-mccain. and he's not alone. the fbi says since june, 100 americans have joined isis inside syria. nbc's tracie potts is live in washington for us. tracie, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, frances. as you said, we've got americans on both sides of this, and now new overnight, an interview with a relative of that american who was killed, that american who the government says was fighting with isis militants. douglas macarthur-mccain is the first american killed while fighting
the pentagon increasing spy flights over syria. drones looking for isis soldiers, weapons and training camps. on the political front, the president mobilizing a coalition of allies in case air strikes are needed. >> it's clear by word and action that the president, the head of the joint chiefs of staff, the secretary of defense thinks we need to engage militarily, but they ought to describe what the military mission is and what we would hope to achieve. >> it comes as reports an...
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it was wonderful seeing him at the pentagon, talking to him there. he had such a clear ideal of the world, a clear-eyed view of what the united states needed to do to protect our interests at home and abroad. and of course just a very special guy. >> he was a wonderful guy. i'm just thinking of his family right now. >> i know. >> his wife. this is not -- he was young. he was, like, 68 years old. >> he was 68. mike, just a wonderful guy. we, in fact, we would see him often at fenway and sit and talk to him. again, he was kind of like when talking with dr. brzezinski, he had such a steady force and such a clear-eyed view of the world. ash carter, secretary carter, the same, whether you're talking at the pentagon or in between innings at fenway. >> joe, i got to tell you, this is a shock to me. ash carter, 68 years of age. i spoke to him last thursday, and everything you've just said, mika and joe, is so true about him. he was a strong, strong leader and a strong believer in the power and how to use the power of the united states when he was secretary o
it was wonderful seeing him at the pentagon, talking to him there. he had such a clear ideal of the world, a clear-eyed view of what the united states needed to do to protect our interests at home and abroad. and of course just a very special guy. >> he was a wonderful guy. i'm just thinking of his family right now. >> i know. >> his wife. this is not -- he was young. he was, like, 68 years old. >> he was 68. mike, just a wonderful guy. we, in fact, we would see him...
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the pentagon says 7,000 have been evacuated since august 14th with 2,000 flown out in the last 24 hours. fewer than 300 of those evacuees were american. now, if evacuations continue, the challenge of getting to the kabul airport remains very real. afghans have a good reason to fear targeted at taliban check points for connections to the u.s. military. a former interpret for american troops who now lives in texas is doing everything he can to get his family out. including his two college educated sisters, but particularly his brother, who also worked as an interpret and his initial visa application was turned down. i want to start by thanking you for doing that. very important and very brave of you to do that for us. so thank you. tell me about the circumstance facing your brother and your sisters right now? >> well, thank you, joy, for having me on your show. yeah, well i just talked to my family this morning. i talk to them every night and morning. i'm sure you can imagine what i'm going through. they're fine as of right now, but like, they're really terrified for their lives because t
the pentagon says 7,000 have been evacuated since august 14th with 2,000 flown out in the last 24 hours. fewer than 300 of those evacuees were american. now, if evacuations continue, the challenge of getting to the kabul airport remains very real. afghans have a good reason to fear targeted at taliban check points for connections to the u.s. military. a former interpret for american troops who now lives in texas is doing everything he can to get his family out. including his two college...
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the pentagon also making changes to its policy on same-sex spouses. the military will extend some benefits to those couples. leon panetta has not made a final decision on which benefits will be included, possibly health and welfare programs. an announcement is expected in the next few days that will clear that up. >>> straight ahead, targeting u.s. terrorists. just how effective are those military drone strikes? general barry mccafferty is going to weigh in. a change for monopoly and some may call it the cat's meow. so i used my citi thankyou card to pick up some accessories. a new belt. some nylons. and what girl wouldn't need new shoes? and with all the points i've been earning, i was able to get us a flight to our favorite climbing spot even on a holiday weekend. ♪ things are definitely looking up. [ male announcer ] with no blackout dates, you can use your citi thankyou points to travel whenever you want. visit citi.com/thankyoucards to apply. to travel whenever you want. all stations come over to mithis is for real this time. step seven point t
the pentagon also making changes to its policy on same-sex spouses. the military will extend some benefits to those couples. leon panetta has not made a final decision on which benefits will be included, possibly health and welfare programs. an announcement is expected in the next few days that will clear that up. >>> straight ahead, targeting u.s. terrorists. just how effective are those military drone strikes? general barry mccafferty is going to weigh in. a change for monopoly and...
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breaking news, the former editor of the washington post who published the pentagon papers has died. he was 93. more on that ahead. my place? uhh... um... hold on. introducing the all-new volkswagen golf. plenty of room for whatever life throws at you. ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na... female announcer: it's a great big world and it can all be yours. here and only here. ♪ come and get it. >>> yesterday, someone saw him. the latest ahead. ♪ [ male announcer ] you wouldn't ignore signs of damage in your home. are you sure you're not ignoring them in your body? even if you're treating your crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, an occasional flare may be a sign of damaging inflammation. and if you ignore the signs, the more debilitating your symptoms could become. learn more about the role damaging inflammation may be playing in your symptoms with
breaking news, the former editor of the washington post who published the pentagon papers has died. he was 93. more on that ahead. my place? uhh... um... hold on. introducing the all-new volkswagen golf. plenty of room for whatever life throws at you. ( siren wails ) ( pop music playing ) ♪ when you're ready ♪ ready, ready, ready ♪ come and get it ♪ get it, get it ♪ when you're ready, come and get it ♪ ♪ na na na na ♪ na na na na na na na ♪ ♪ when you're ready, come and get...
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our pentagon team says this initial deployment would include eight guard and reserve engineers, eight people, and logistic specialists. their task, to help build 17 treatment centers housing 100 patients each. the initial deployment of eight is a small be in, but it's open-ended to send more as needed. the president is taking what we used to call ne-yo con position. fight them there or here. he's saying, unless we fight it there, we'll have it here. >> i think the president is right, if that's the assumption on the table. you have to go where the problem is. >> what happens if our guys get it? >> hopefully we have the protocols in place to deal with that. you laid it out. the timetable from the president saying the likelihood of it coming here, to where we are today is why people are asking, why don't we just cut down the border traffic, so we can control it that way? and what are the protocols put in place for the military going there? >> congressman, my sense is the least effective thing to say today is keep calm. people don't want to hear that. they want to hear what the news is. t
our pentagon team says this initial deployment would include eight guard and reserve engineers, eight people, and logistic specialists. their task, to help build 17 treatment centers housing 100 patients each. the initial deployment of eight is a small be in, but it's open-ended to send more as needed. the president is taking what we used to call ne-yo con position. fight them there or here. he's saying, unless we fight it there, we'll have it here. >> i think the president is right, if...
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. >> now, the pentagon's budget, it depends on what you want to call a cut. right now, it's set at $496 billion. it's the same as the 2014, to keep in line with the budget caps under the sequester. but the pentagon is also asking for an extra $26 billion above and beyond sequestration levels, and plans for $115 billion above sequester through 2019. now, some republicans are criticizing the budget saying the cuts are too deep. but again, we're talking about sequester here. this is where it gets confusing. senator marco rubio released a statement saying this plan by hager does not accurately reflect the security environment. roy blunt, it has the potential to harm america's readiness. we're not likely to see the knock-down, drag-out fight. remember the sequester was supposed to be the stick that would force republicans and some democrats to negotiate a grand bargain. but as we saw, many republicans looked over the edge of the cliff and said, you know what, sequester not so bad. in fact, some conservatives support the sequester, for imposing cuts that congress w
. >> now, the pentagon's budget, it depends on what you want to call a cut. right now, it's set at $496 billion. it's the same as the 2014, to keep in line with the budget caps under the sequester. but the pentagon is also asking for an extra $26 billion above and beyond sequestration levels, and plans for $115 billion above sequester through 2019. now, some republicans are criticizing the budget saying the cuts are too deep. but again, we're talking about sequester here. this is where it...
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information, but the protection of the journalists who get those leaks, i mean, you know, this is how the pentagon papers got put out there, one of the best controls we have over government overreach, of course, is journalists doing their job. you're absolutely right, ali. look, whether it was barr in his memo lying about what the mueller report said that, of course, caused mueller to go back publicly at barr and say, "that's not what my report said" or whether it was barr lying to the american republic in the run up to the election saying the chinese are as aggressive in messing with the elections as the russian, we are putting a fine point on what we have always known, which is then-attorney general barr turned the department of justice into the donald trump defense firm. you know, that was a profound threat to our democracy. >> the other profound threat to our democracy, one that we probably didn't see coming before the election, is the crumbling of the republican party in front of us. president biden, in fact, lamented the idea that there's not a functioning republican party right now because
information, but the protection of the journalists who get those leaks, i mean, you know, this is how the pentagon papers got put out there, one of the best controls we have over government overreach, of course, is journalists doing their job. you're absolutely right, ali. look, whether it was barr in his memo lying about what the mueller report said that, of course, caused mueller to go back publicly at barr and say, "that's not what my report said" or whether it was barr lying to...
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>> well, if one were to really understand what is actually happening and what the white house and pentagon and secretary of state, all of those people are doing, we are in the process of developing a strategy. we know that we cannot do this alone. we know we don't want american boots on the ground. which means there's going to have to be somebody else's boots and that is iraq, quite possibly turkey will get involved and kurds are involved. that's a process that's under way. i put my foot in my mouth many times and the president probably wishes he would have that word back too. bumt the reality is quite than what other people want to make of it. if the president were to have cheerios in the morning, he would be docondemned for not having wheatys. >> some are thinking he's overly cautious on this issue and maybe even not prepared. your thoughts? are we being too cautious here? there are public executions taking place with isis, obviously the air strikes have been intensified. but when he says he doesn't have a strategy yet, it sounds like he's winging it. i don't hear -- you're seriously, yo
>> well, if one were to really understand what is actually happening and what the white house and pentagon and secretary of state, all of those people are doing, we are in the process of developing a strategy. we know that we cannot do this alone. we know we don't want american boots on the ground. which means there's going to have to be somebody else's boots and that is iraq, quite possibly turkey will get involved and kurds are involved. that's a process that's under way. i put my foot...
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we've seen in the pentagon today, saying the disruption claim of a nuclear dirty bomb is a pretext. we've seen pretexts from russia before, the u.s. says it is part and parcel of that pattern from moscow. talk to us about what we know and the level of concern here. >> so this all began yesterday. the defense secretary in russia, making calls, calls his counterparts in the u.s. and united kingdom and france and said ukraine is trying to increase the level of warfare happening, they're going to use a dirtily bomb. immediately the foreign ministry put out a statement and saying this is russia just basically previewing what the world it, what it is going to do, and trying to blame us for what they are going to do. and the background on this is russia uses infrastructure points and taking them hostage. a power plant, and a dam in kherson and the power plant in zaporizhzhia and you can see on the map where russia is occupying these places and holding them hostage and when you hold hostage a nuclear power plant you scare a great number of people about a possible meltdown and in a city larg
we've seen in the pentagon today, saying the disruption claim of a nuclear dirty bomb is a pretext. we've seen pretexts from russia before, the u.s. says it is part and parcel of that pattern from moscow. talk to us about what we know and the level of concern here. >> so this all began yesterday. the defense secretary in russia, making calls, calls his counterparts in the u.s. and united kingdom and france and said ukraine is trying to increase the level of warfare happening, they're...
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the pentagon says the united states is considering malaysia's request for undersea surveillance gear to search for flight 370. no sign of debris from the flight has been found and we're now in day number 14. a ten-hour mission by the australian search planes failed to turn up any sign of the missing malaysian airliner on friday. and the planes are working in a remote patch of the indian ocean where a satellite detected what looked like two pieces of debris earlier this week. grainy satellite images at least the ones released to the public captured what investigators are calling their best and most credible lead in the search. the search is happening in one of the most remote corners of the earth. the australian prime minister addressed this earlier this morning. >> it is about the most inaccessible spot that you could imagine on the face of the earth. but if there is anything down there we will find it. we owe it to the families of those people to do no less. >> other countries are jumping in to help. two chinese aircraft are expected to arrive in australia later today. two japanese
the pentagon says the united states is considering malaysia's request for undersea surveillance gear to search for flight 370. no sign of debris from the flight has been found and we're now in day number 14. a ten-hour mission by the australian search planes failed to turn up any sign of the missing malaysian airliner on friday. and the planes are working in a remote patch of the indian ocean where a satellite detected what looked like two pieces of debris earlier this week. grainy satellite...
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while the pentagon is preparing on sending additional military to nigeria, defense officials say no decision haves been made to deploy any combat forces. as nbc news reports, what is a certainty, according to one senior official is that the u.s. military will deploy surveillance drones from africom and europe. as the u.s. role plays out in the coming days, members of congress have set their sites on the leader of boka haram. >> we have such a defiant person, he's now kidnapped more girls. this is what -- there is a special place in hell for somebody like him. >> they have kidnapped girls this time. they were slaughtering boys before, and this is all within the context of nigeria becoming the fastest growing economy on the continent of africa. >> to the congresswoman's point, their economy is also on the world stage as the capital city of abuja hosts the world economic forum. it's a forum to focus on their growth. poverty that secretary john kerry pointed out today could drive young people to the kind of sectarianism and extremist ideologies exemplified by boka haram. >> we see with what is h
while the pentagon is preparing on sending additional military to nigeria, defense officials say no decision haves been made to deploy any combat forces. as nbc news reports, what is a certainty, according to one senior official is that the u.s. military will deploy surveillance drones from africom and europe. as the u.s. role plays out in the coming days, members of congress have set their sites on the leader of boka haram. >> we have such a defiant person, he's now kidnapped more girls....
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tell me what you're trying to accomplish here and what is your response to the pentagon saying it is attempting to address this problem and doing it aggressively? >> well, as we witnessed through the lack land trials once again, that was not an easy process for the victims involved, and once again it came out that there are predators within our ranges. it's been going on for decades. we've had scandal after scandal, and it's finally reached a breaking point where something needs to be done about this to save lives. >> there were, according to the pentagon's own statistics, something like 19,000 incidences in 2010. only 87% -- or 87% went unreported according to those statistics. congresswoman spear, what can be done about this and are you satisfied the pentagon is doing enough? >> no, i don't believe the pentagon is doing enough and that's why i believe we need to create a separate office within the military so victims of rape can report it to the separate office and no that it will be handled in a judicious fashion. what happens is there were 31 victims. only one reported it. there'
tell me what you're trying to accomplish here and what is your response to the pentagon saying it is attempting to address this problem and doing it aggressively? >> well, as we witnessed through the lack land trials once again, that was not an easy process for the victims involved, and once again it came out that there are predators within our ranges. it's been going on for decades. we've had scandal after scandal, and it's finally reached a breaking point where something needs to be...
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the pentagon's 2013 budget is expected to include $260 billion in cuts over the next five years. i'm veronica de la cruz. let's get you back to "hardball." >>> what an incredible story we have to tell you. last night as president obama shook hands and made his way to deliver his state of the union address, he pointed at his pentagon chief leon panetta, secretary of defense, and singled him out for congratulations. a few telling words that were picked up by microphones right there in the chamber. let's listen. >> good job tonight. good job tonight. >> good job tonight for an incredibly bold mission to rescue two hostages including a 32-year-old american woman and a 60-year-old danish man who had been captured in somalia three months ago. immediately after delivering his state of the union address, president obama called jessica buchanan's father to tell him . the carried out the bin laden raid, although not the same individuals. kimberly dosier of the associated press has been reporting on the dramatic raid and bob baer our old friend is an intelligence columnist for "time" magazi
the pentagon's 2013 budget is expected to include $260 billion in cuts over the next five years. i'm veronica de la cruz. let's get you back to "hardball." >>> what an incredible story we have to tell you. last night as president obama shook hands and made his way to deliver his state of the union address, he pointed at his pentagon chief leon panetta, secretary of defense, and singled him out for congratulations. a few telling words that were picked up by microphones right...
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meanwhile, the pentagon plans are being drawn up for some kind of military strike, a bloody nose type. that's what they would hope, strike against north korea. most people think we are closer to that option than we are aware of. >> rosy assessment. >>> jonathan schwan, the security clearance with ivanka trump's husband, jared kushner, the president said i defer to john kelly. he also seemed to suggest john kelly thinks he knows the right way to handle the situation. is jared kushner going to continue his job the way he has been? >> it's a huge tbd. with the security clearance something is holding it up. i don't know if john kelly knows what's holding it up. the senior level of white house, nobody knows exactly what it is. and i don't even know if jared knows exactly what it is. we don't know. we're in this period of limbo and i suspect he may get some grace period, but it could actually kind of backfire in a few months because if it still hasn't -- if kelly says, all right, in three months we'll revisit it, if it's still not done, that's going to be a problem. >> right. ashley, wasn't
meanwhile, the pentagon plans are being drawn up for some kind of military strike, a bloody nose type. that's what they would hope, strike against north korea. most people think we are closer to that option than we are aware of. >> rosy assessment. >>> jonathan schwan, the security clearance with ivanka trump's husband, jared kushner, the president said i defer to john kelly. he also seemed to suggest john kelly thinks he knows the right way to handle the situation. is jared...
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we're going to go to the pentagon for the latest on this incredible operation. it's wednesday january 25th, 2012. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. whew, i swear each day gets busier. >>> my first reads of the this morning. the state of the union address was not a campaign speech per se, but it's clear the pop you list rhetoric will dominate. a country where the wealthy do really well while a growing number of americans barely get by, unquote. >> the state of our union is getting stronger. we've come too far to turn back now. we can restore an economy where everyone gets a fair shot and everyone does their fair share and everyone plays by the same set of rules. >> there was an american first aspect to this speech. he went out of his way to use patriotic language. we heard "america" and "american" 88 times. >> what's at stake aren't democratic values or republican values, but american values. the america within or reach. >> an america built to last. we bet on american workers. we bet on american ingenuity. >> american-made energy and renewal of america
we're going to go to the pentagon for the latest on this incredible operation. it's wednesday january 25th, 2012. this is "the daily rundown." i'm chuck todd. whew, i swear each day gets busier. >>> my first reads of the this morning. the state of the union address was not a campaign speech per se, but it's clear the pop you list rhetoric will dominate. a country where the wealthy do really well while a growing number of americans barely get by, unquote. >> the state of...
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pentagon controller -- comptroller, robert hail is taking it in stride. he told the washington post, when i walk down the hall, people still wave, but with fewer fingers. isn't he nice? up next, republican governor reversing course and embrace the obama care plan. the latest to do so was one of obama care's biggest critics. the sweetheart down in -- i say that sarcastically, and the man that nobody likes. i told him, sure. can't hurt, right? then i heard this news about a multivitamin study looking at long-term health benefits for men over 50. the one they used in that study... centrum silver. that's what i take. my doctor! he knows his stuff. [ male announcer ] centrum. the most recommended. most preferred. most studied. centrum, always your most complete. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i started losing energy and became moody... that's when i had an honest conversation with my doctor. we discussed all the symptoms... then he gave me some blood tests. showed it was low t. tha
pentagon controller -- comptroller, robert hail is taking it in stride. he told the washington post, when i walk down the hall, people still wave, but with fewer fingers. isn't he nice? up next, republican governor reversing course and embrace the obama care plan. the latest to do so was one of obama care's biggest critics. the sweetheart down in -- i say that sarcastically, and the man that nobody likes. i told him, sure. can't hurt, right? then i heard this news about a multivitamin study...
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. >> the pentagon set aside $211 direct funding for the iron dome system just this fiscal year. ready for this? that money is subject to the sequester cuts nearly 8% or about $17 million. there is some efforts in congress to try to exempt iron dome funding. not sure where that's going to end up going. i'm now joined by nbc's martin fletcher. he's here with me in jerusalem. you are our eyes and ears on the ground here. iron dome, you saw firsthand, we were playing some of your report. are you surprised at how effective it is? >> i was surprised at the time because isies didn't know. they put -- they rolled out the iron dome defense during that mini war with hamas a few months ago. before they knew it was really ready. i think the israelis were surprised, too. >> so that was a test. and they hadn't really done it in real time? >> it was a real live test. they say they knocked out 84% of the rockets fired in. >> we can't necessarily check that. but it's clear just on where rockets landed that it was very effective. what does this mean? >> i think it means several things. strategica
. >> the pentagon set aside $211 direct funding for the iron dome system just this fiscal year. ready for this? that money is subject to the sequester cuts nearly 8% or about $17 million. there is some efforts in congress to try to exempt iron dome funding. not sure where that's going to end up going. i'm now joined by nbc's martin fletcher. he's here with me in jerusalem. you are our eyes and ears on the ground here. iron dome, you saw firsthand, we were playing some of your report. are...
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the senate armed services committee was supposed to vote today on hagel's nomination to head the pentagon, but that vote has been postponed after republicans said they hadn't received sufficient information about hagel's financial records and specifically about any payments he's received from foreign sources. that's an odd hurdle given that republicans never seem concerned about foreign revenue sources when it came to nominees from george w. bush. one democratic official working on the hagel nomination told politico, quote, what they're asking is unprecedented, and it's clear that it's information that he's unable to provide. hagel says he can't provide it because it would violate confidentiality of the boards that he serves on. of course, critics say this is about more than incomplete financial records. so why are republicans really holding up hagel's nomination? aaron david miller is vice president for new initiatives at the woodrow wilson center. he has served as an adviser on the middle east to both democratic and republican secretaries of state. and joe klein is a columnist for "time
the senate armed services committee was supposed to vote today on hagel's nomination to head the pentagon, but that vote has been postponed after republicans said they hadn't received sufficient information about hagel's financial records and specifically about any payments he's received from foreign sources. that's an odd hurdle given that republicans never seem concerned about foreign revenue sources when it came to nominees from george w. bush. one democratic official working on the hagel...
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. >>> up next, as the pentagon plans for u.s. air strikes against isis in syria, a new growing fear that westerners who have joined the cause for isis may end up targeting the u.s. is the biggest threat actually from european extremists? >> we believe one day the islamic state would come to britain. >> we have a right to govern our own faith. and anyone who has aggression against an islamic state, they will become a target. >> just alarming interviews from keir simmons. we showed you a little bit yesterday. a little more today. top republican on the foreign relations committee just ahead. today's politics planner, president obama speaks to the american legion in charlotte at noon today. live coverage here. msnbc will talk about va hospital reforms. will veterans buy that the reforms are working? much more of tdr in three minutes. this is bill. his doubleheader day at the park starts with back pain... and a choice. take 4 advil in a day or just 2 aleve for all day relief. peanuts! peanuts! crowd cheers! my motheit's delicious. tof
. >>> up next, as the pentagon plans for u.s. air strikes against isis in syria, a new growing fear that westerners who have joined the cause for isis may end up targeting the u.s. is the biggest threat actually from european extremists? >> we believe one day the islamic state would come to britain. >> we have a right to govern our own faith. and anyone who has aggression against an islamic state, they will become a target. >> just alarming interviews from keir...
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respective countries, has been an issue that's been very much on pt minds of people at the white house and pentagon. the hostage issue is also won that has been kept quiet for a long time because families didn't want information out there about these hostages as they tried to figure outweighs to get people out. the fact that this stuff is coming out in the media now doesn't mean the administration hasn't been aware of this. it's just that now it's coming out and all plays into this ongoing heightened concern about how do you go after isis, both in iraq and syria and what sort of coalition you're able to assemble to do so. >> brian, to helene's concern about the heightened concern, there has been strong rhetoric coming from the administration from officials at dod and state and white house regarding the threat that isis poess but i guess my question is something the president said today when rehe maintained once again, the reason america is involved in iraq because of concern over american personnel in baghdad and in erbil. my question from a basic security standpoint, if that's the concern, why not
respective countries, has been an issue that's been very much on pt minds of people at the white house and pentagon. the hostage issue is also won that has been kept quiet for a long time because families didn't want information out there about these hostages as they tried to figure outweighs to get people out. the fact that this stuff is coming out in the media now doesn't mean the administration hasn't been aware of this. it's just that now it's coming out and all plays into this ongoing...
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and that would be pentagon comptroller robert hale taking it in strit he told "the washington post." look when i walk doul the hall, people still wave but with fewer fingers. isn't he nice. >>> up next, republican governors are reversing course and em braying the barack obama maek plan. the latest to do was one of obama care's latest critics, that sweetheart down in florida, governor rick scott who know likes. and the man scott replaced as governor joins us here, charlie chris crist. you've watching "hardball" the place for politics. a hybrid? most are just no fun to drive. now, here's one that will make you feel alive. meet the five-passenger ford c-max hybrid. c-max says ha. c-max says wheeee. which is what you get, don't you see? cause c-max has lots more horsepower than prius v, a hybrid that c-max also bests in mpg. say hi to the all-new 47 combined mpg c-max hybrid. i just served my mother-in-law your chicken noodle soup but she loved it so much... i told her it was homemade. everyone tells a little white lie now and then. but now she wants my recipe [ clears his throat ] [ sof
and that would be pentagon comptroller robert hale taking it in strit he told "the washington post." look when i walk doul the hall, people still wave but with fewer fingers. isn't he nice. >>> up next, republican governors are reversing course and em braying the barack obama maek plan. the latest to do was one of obama care's latest critics, that sweetheart down in florida, governor rick scott who know likes. and the man scott replaced as governor joins us here, charlie...
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the news we have this hour that the president has signed an executive order to send up, giving the pentagon to call up the reserves, it's just -- we're talking about eight people at this point, but do you feel that that is opening the door in a meaningful way to combat this in a sort of different fashion? >> well, certainly. i think the president is necessary not only to get the personnel rapidly deployed, because without the infrastructure that only the u.s. military can stand up, other aid organizations including non-governmental organizations won't have anything to plug into and won't be able to bring the assistance that you and i are talking about that are mead in these countries. peter pham, thank you very much for your time and thoughts. >> thank you, alex. >> coming up, hawaii has declared a state of emergency as a tropical storm bears down on the big island while bermuda is bracing on a massive hurricane. more on that coming up next. this is jim. a man who doesn't stand still. but jim has afib, atrial fibrillation an irregular heartbeat, not caused by a heart valve problem. that put
the news we have this hour that the president has signed an executive order to send up, giving the pentagon to call up the reserves, it's just -- we're talking about eight people at this point, but do you feel that that is opening the door in a meaningful way to combat this in a sort of different fashion? >> well, certainly. i think the president is necessary not only to get the personnel rapidly deployed, because without the infrastructure that only the u.s. military can stand up, other...
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the pentagon's john kirby said wednesday that kobani could still fall. meanwhile, over in iraq, militants appeared to be gaining momentum there. ahead of the international anti-isis coalition, general john allen says the group has made, quote, substantial gains in iraq, especially in the anbar province. nonetheless, u.s. officials say their plans are not changing. >> the strategy's still sound. but you don't judge the success of a strategy based on a day or a week or even several weeks. we are -- we believe and we've said it before that we're in this -- we all need to be in this for a matter of years. >> our guest is the director of the research program at the washington institute for near east policy. the author of the book "the rise of turkey." good to see you again, thank you for being with me. how would you judge this strategy against isis so far? >> i think it's a strategy where the united states is really trying to get in more turkish buy-in. the turks are hesitant. they see isis as a threat. they really would like to see every policy step they're
the pentagon's john kirby said wednesday that kobani could still fall. meanwhile, over in iraq, militants appeared to be gaining momentum there. ahead of the international anti-isis coalition, general john allen says the group has made, quote, substantial gains in iraq, especially in the anbar province. nonetheless, u.s. officials say their plans are not changing. >> the strategy's still sound. but you don't judge the success of a strategy based on a day or a week or even several weeks....
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she also backed bradlee in publishing the pentagon papers. a secret history of the vietnam war. a landmark case they won against the nixon white house in the supreme court. bradlee, a world war ii veteran and his wife sally quinn, "the washington post" reporter, defined the washington power couple for decades. just last year, president obama awarded bradley the medal of freedom. >> he was on balance the great newspaper editor of the postwar period. he had daring. he was willing to be dangerous. >> president obama issued a statement that for benjamin bradlee, journalism was more than a profession. it was a public good vital to our democracy. statement continues by saying he transformed "the washington post" and told stories that needed to be told. stories that helped us understand our world and one another a little bit better. i lost my sight in afghanistan, but it doesn't hold me back. i go through periods where it's hard to sleep at night, and stay awake during the day. non-24 is a circadian rhythm disorder that affects up to 70% of people who are totally blind. talk to your do
she also backed bradlee in publishing the pentagon papers. a secret history of the vietnam war. a landmark case they won against the nixon white house in the supreme court. bradlee, a world war ii veteran and his wife sally quinn, "the washington post" reporter, defined the washington power couple for decades. just last year, president obama awarded bradley the medal of freedom. >> he was on balance the great newspaper editor of the postwar period. he had daring. he was willing...
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that report is at odds with what the white house and pentagon have been describing. isis wants the world to see john offering a sympathetic report about his terrorist captives. but i want to show you some other footage of john cantly. here is john riding across a war zone in a humvee with james foley. walking through the rubble of a destroyed city. that's him on the left with a helmet and the camera. all this footage was shot by my next guest, matthew van dyke, twice has been taken captive covering hot zones across the middle east. joining me is the fellow brookings constitution center for middle east policy. thank you for being with me. i want to start with you, matthew. let's talk about the footage of yours about the john you know. what drove him, do you think, to want to cover this dangerous part of the world? the more i see the videos you have, the more i realize how dangerous the situation was and and continues to be. >> right. john, you know, like anybody he believes in his work and believes it needs to be done. people need see what is really happening in the c
that report is at odds with what the white house and pentagon have been describing. isis wants the world to see john offering a sympathetic report about his terrorist captives. but i want to show you some other footage of john cantly. here is john riding across a war zone in a humvee with james foley. walking through the rubble of a destroyed city. that's him on the left with a helmet and the camera. all this footage was shot by my next guest, matthew van dyke, twice has been taken captive...
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>> well, the president, the white house, the pentagon have been consistent in that regard. air strikes are not designed to kill a threat like the islamic state. it's got to be going back to what was said earlier, a coalition of those who have most at stake at the end of the day, whether it's the syrian viable opposition and the iraqi troops support from jordanians and saudi arabia. in isis most recent map of where it lists all of the states that it claims, there are big dark arrows going into jordan and saudi arabia. those are the things that should work to galvanize those that have most at stake. >> we will see what happens. thank you. >> my pleasure. >>> a breaking story in atlanta. the owner of a basketball team there says he's selling his share of the team and he said it has to do with an offensive e-mail he sent two years ago. prescription celebrex can help relieve arthritis pain, so your body can stay in motion. because just one 200mg celebrex a day can provide 24 hour relief for many with arthritis pain and inflammation. plus, in clinical studies, celebrex is proven
>> well, the president, the white house, the pentagon have been consistent in that regard. air strikes are not designed to kill a threat like the islamic state. it's got to be going back to what was said earlier, a coalition of those who have most at stake at the end of the day, whether it's the syrian viable opposition and the iraqi troops support from jordanians and saudi arabia. in isis most recent map of where it lists all of the states that it claims, there are big dark arrows going...
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in fact the pentagon put to the some numbers yesterday suggest something that they had indeed taken back control of 25 to 30% of the area that isis had taken control of. so indications from senior white house officials that the president is going to be listening closely. he's certainly going to want to provide some help but this is also a president obviously who doesn't want to have a continuing large footprint there, certainly not much larger than there is though. so we'll see, jose. >> chris jansing at the white house. truth. >>> i want to bring in steve clem men's, washington editor at large for the atlantic. steve, good morning. >> good morning. >> there was a government study done a couple of years ago that found that u.s. had spent about $26 billion just trying to rebuild the iraqi military. that number has gone up since then. isn't it america's best interest to keep supporting iraqi forces? >> well i think it is in america's interest to support them if they remain resilient and hold together. what they saw in the case of some of those mosul units in northern iraq units is that ent
in fact the pentagon put to the some numbers yesterday suggest something that they had indeed taken back control of 25 to 30% of the area that isis had taken control of. so indications from senior white house officials that the president is going to be listening closely. he's certainly going to want to provide some help but this is also a president obviously who doesn't want to have a continuing large footprint there, certainly not much larger than there is though. so we'll see, jose. >>...
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the pentagon, in the first meetings on the subject with obama, gave him two options. do nothing or do what the french and british want to do and create a no-fly zone. he says, well, would that actually solve the problem? they said, well, actually, no, because he's not flying. he will still get there. may take a little longer kind of thing. and so what was interesting was how he responded to that, few things. one, he went outside the box. he said he didn't just pick one. he said that i'll come back in a couple hours with an actual option that solves the problem. he didn't tip his hand in the room to what he's going to do or what he thought he wanted to do. he made other people kind of make his case for him. going so far as to kind of put junior people along the wall to talk to cabinet secretaries about what they thought america should do. so he didn't have to say it himself. when he finally decides that the thing to do is a third option, the pentagon comes back with, which is to come in and use american air power to destroy gadhafi on the ground, he makes the decision
the pentagon, in the first meetings on the subject with obama, gave him two options. do nothing or do what the french and british want to do and create a no-fly zone. he says, well, would that actually solve the problem? they said, well, actually, no, because he's not flying. he will still get there. may take a little longer kind of thing. and so what was interesting was how he responded to that, few things. one, he went outside the box. he said he didn't just pick one. he said that i'll come...
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maybe the middle ground will be found -- >> they are not allowed any more to go to -- pentagon said to go sierra leone bowling alleys and share shoes. that middle ground we were saying this for some time. this really isn't hard. this is a lack of leadership. once again -- if the "new york times" wants to talk about what is feeding the panic on the editorial page they need to talk about the continued lack of leadership on all levels. they are surprised. oh, my god somebody comes to new york city and they have ebola and, i mean, why do we always respond to these after they happen? it's always reactive. it's never proactive. because it's always reactive you have these whips to the right and whips to the left. >> the political adviser i thought one of the good things about having someone like that as president obama's ebola czar a political person is atuned to the public reaction to a policy. i thought that was part of why he was selected. so far he doesn't seem to have hit his stride. >> mika, did you hear about this lexington herald leak. >> there's so much politics in the news i can't b
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and outside of the pentagon. a lot of people in the military culture, very offended by the rose garden ceremony. and they have said that what the president's excuses were for getting him out did not hold up. military officials telling me that the taliban was not going to kill him. that he was like their gold en goose. i mean, he was their ace of spades. they were not going to get rid of him. and that the president -- i have somebody here who said, he wasn't near death. it didn't happen quickly, they would have never killed him if it had leaked. and what this really is a cover for is the president of the united states basically saying, he can't trust dianne feinstein and he can't trust saxby chambliss and he can't trust nancy pelosi and these people with this information. are you hearing that from the military community? that they don't buy this and many are offended by the rose garden ceremony? >> well, you know, and let's gook to december, if we could. because the administration cites this proof of life video, w
and outside of the pentagon. a lot of people in the military culture, very offended by the rose garden ceremony. and they have said that what the president's excuses were for getting him out did not hold up. military officials telling me that the taliban was not going to kill him. that he was like their gold en goose. i mean, he was their ace of spades. they were not going to get rid of him. and that the president -- i have somebody here who said, he wasn't near death. it didn't happen quickly,...
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also the administration is behind him and pentagon and white house working to schedule these visits you mentioned to senator schumer and others. also, he's reaching out to veteran's organizations as a key constituency saying i need your help. he used to head the uso and dad was a tail gunner in world war ii and one of the operatives, murr murray, is shepharding him and finally, they're getting together after letting him hang out so long. >> at the inaugural ball, 40,000 people will show up to celebrate. >> this is the more populist, they were talking about going from 10 inaugural balls to one plus the service member ball. it turns out that ball for the general public is for 40,000. these are over two floors, the huge washington convention center. smokey robinson there, big name entertainers, john legend just announced this morning, chelsea clinton will be the honorary national day of service saturday and members of congress with participate in that and doing service projects saturday two days before the inauguration in all 50 states. >> thank you. >>> coming up, lance armstrong comes cl
also the administration is behind him and pentagon and white house working to schedule these visits you mentioned to senator schumer and others. also, he's reaching out to veteran's organizations as a key constituency saying i need your help. he used to head the uso and dad was a tail gunner in world war ii and one of the operatives, murr murray, is shepharding him and finally, they're getting together after letting him hang out so long. >> at the inaugural ball, 40,000 people will show...
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here with us from the pentagon, it would be funny if it wasn't so true, nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. there are indications that isis fighters are not only on the run but making additional gains virtually in the shadow of baghdad. what your hearing? >> reporter: that's right. some disturbing developments overnight as isis troops are poised to take the down of falluja to the north and west of baghdad. accords to u.s. military officials this has been a long standing campaign by isis to take over all of the anbar province and this is not a random rampage but a well-planned strategic operation to seize a string of these cities to tighten their death grip in anbar but also to potentially threaten baghdad in the long run. at the same time a bit of good news, if only slight. those relentless air strikes against kobani up there in syria along the turkish border have set the isis fighters back on their heels. they stopped them dead in their tracks, and the kurdish fighters, rebels inside the kobani city have been able to retake some of that territory. u.s. officials caution,
here with us from the pentagon, it would be funny if it wasn't so true, nbc news chief pentagon correspondent jim miklaszewski. there are indications that isis fighters are not only on the run but making additional gains virtually in the shadow of baghdad. what your hearing? >> reporter: that's right. some disturbing developments overnight as isis troops are poised to take the down of falluja to the north and west of baghdad. accords to u.s. military officials this has been a long...
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they're just not approved by the pentagon. >> i'm just here to help get rid of isis to hit them where it hurts in the root. >> is that what you're doing? >> that's what we're doing. there are people being raped, beheaded, enslaved executed thrown off of buildings. i'm not cool with that. >> we're going to talk to a top security expert about the growing number of americans volunteering for the fight against isis. we'll be right back. it's more than a network and the cloud. it's reliable uptime. and multi-layered security. it's how you stay connected to each other and to your customers. with centurylink you get advanced technology solutions, including an industry leading broadband network, and cloud and hosting services - all with dedicated responsive support. with centurylink as your trusted technology partner you're free to focus on growing your business. centurylink. your link to what's next. out that se kind of risk that you're comfortable with i'd steer clear. straight talk. multiplied by 13,000 financial advisors it's how edward jones makes sense of investing. ♪ its effects on s
they're just not approved by the pentagon. >> i'm just here to help get rid of isis to hit them where it hurts in the root. >> is that what you're doing? >> that's what we're doing. there are people being raped, beheaded, enslaved executed thrown off of buildings. i'm not cool with that. >> we're going to talk to a top security expert about the growing number of americans volunteering for the fight against isis. we'll be right back. it's more than a network and the...
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worked actually on the pentagon papers in the government. and he wrote a column saying from the earliest days, obama ran this personalized centralized decision making process this foreiin foreign po. now, the first days respe, 2009, i spent two years doing a book on exactly how in a microscopic way obama made his decisions in the afghanistan war. and clearly laid out i mean endless meetings, secret term sheet, read to all the generals and all the officers saying this is what i'm going to do. and you can rewrite history, but you need new information. people who are overdoing it. >> bob, if you look at some of the polling, latest gallup poll shows the president 41% approval, but much lower in some of the states that will be contested tonight and could perhaps go republican. you've cuff overed an awful lot these. how big a help or a doctoringra president? >> i think he's become the problem of the angst people feel about their lives and the government this general. it's a very unsettling time. he's the ceo of the country. so he'll get blamed. bu
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but i think him getting back into a driver's seat to push foreign policy and pentagon policy that's important for him. the question is what are you going to do particularly in the upper chamber that goes beyond and lifts obstruction. and we've been talking about all these numbers, the numbers don't lie. the national favorabilityiesfavorabilities are still really interesting. yes, we had a map tilted in all the ways we've covered. you even have in this mid term electorate a lot of people saying at 60% i'm voting for these guys but i'm still not happy with what they've been up to in congress. >> if you think about the republicans who won tonight, the thinkers in the party, the people who pushed these candidates that we saw win, they are the wing of the republican party who say we have to govern. this is not the tea party wing that won these elections tonight. i spoke earlier with senator john mccain who is expected to take over the armed services committee. he has a couple top priorities. i think first and foremost he wants to remove sequestration from the military. senator mcconnell is very pr
but i think him getting back into a driver's seat to push foreign policy and pentagon policy that's important for him. the question is what are you going to do particularly in the upper chamber that goes beyond and lifts obstruction. and we've been talking about all these numbers, the numbers don't lie. the national favorabilityiesfavorabilities are still really interesting. yes, we had a map tilted in all the ways we've covered. you even have in this mid term electorate a lot of people saying...